ARM 02, 126 (P273033)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Mari · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | ARM 02, 126 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273033 |
| Museum no. | NMSD — |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Mari (mod. Tell Hariri) |
| Coordinates | 34.5504, 40.8887 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To my lord |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | Thus Yasim-Sumû, |
| obverse 4 | your servant: |
| obverse 5 | Of the 42 men, 2 donkeys, |
| obverse 6 | sons of Ekallatum |
| obverse 7 | who arrived here, |
| obverse 8 | 1 female servant of ...-ḫu |
| obverse 9 | and 1 female servant of ... |
| obverse 10 | who in the palace |
| obverse 11 | they gave to them, |
| reverse 1 | I saw, and I held them back. |
| reverse 2 | And Awīl-Nanna in the following way spoke, |
| reverse 3 | thus (he): “If really |
| reverse 4 | the blinkers(?) that to the craftsmen |
| reverse 5 | you all gave, you held back, |
| reverse 6 | so there the same my lord will do. |
| reverse 7 | Now perhaps as to the two female servants |
| reverse 8 | that I held back, anger will arise. |
| reverse 9 | Either way, my lord should write to me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na be-li2-ia | |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | |
| 3 | um-ma ia-si-im-su-mu-u2 | |
| 4 | _ARAD2_-ka-a-ma | |
| 5 | _4(u) 2(disz) lu2-lu2-mesz 2(disz) ansze-hi-a_ | |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz e2-gal_-la#-tim | |
| 7 | sza# [ik-szu-du-nim-ma] | |
| 8 | _1(disz) geme2#_ sza# [...]-hu | |
| 9 | u3 _1(disz) geme2_ sza {d}[...] | |
| 10 | sza i-na _e2-gal_-[lim] | |
| 11 | id-di-nu-szu-nu-szi-im | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-mu-ur-ma ak-la#-[szi-na-ti] | |
| 2 | u3 lu2-{d}nanna ki-a-am iq#-bi# | |
| 3 | um-ma-a-mi isz-tu-ma | |
| 4 | na-ap-la-as2-tam sza a-na _dumu-mesz_ um-me-ni | |
| 5 | ta-ad-di-na ta-ak-la-a | |
| 6 | u3 ul-la-nu-um qa-tam-ma# be-li2 i-ip-pe2-esz | |
| 7 | i-na-an-na as-su2-ur-re asz-szum _2(disz) geme2_ | |
| 8 | sza ak-lu-u2 ni-zi-iq-tum ib-ba-asz-szi | |
| 9 | an-ni-tam [la an]-ni-tam be-li2 li-isz-pu-ra-am | |
Sources & licences
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